Swine / pigs — Stocks in Italy
Italy: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 2.29 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2.29 million LSU for swine / pigs — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Italy peaked at 2.35 million LSU in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million LSU, in 1961.
Italy ranks 18th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Italy, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.08 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 million LSU | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 1.17 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 1.26 million LSU | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 1.35 million LSU | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 1.29 million LSU | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 1.32 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 1.55 million LSU | +16.9% |
| 1969 | 1.82 million LSU | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 2.31 million LSU | +26.4% |
| 1971 | 2.25 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 2.05 million LSU | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 2.00 million LSU | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.05 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 2.20 million LSU | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 2.22 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.27 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 2.35 million LSU | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 2.23 million LSU | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 2.20 million LSU | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 2.23 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 2.25 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 2.08 million LSU | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 2.30 million LSU | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 2.26 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.29 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.32 million LSU | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.35 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.34 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.31 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 2.21 million LSU | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 2.14 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 2.06 million LSU | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 2.09 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.01 million LSU | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 2.02 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.02 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.07 million LSU | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.08 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.10 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.16 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.19 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.29 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.29 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.24 million LSU | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.30 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.32 million LSU | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.32 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.31 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.29 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.33 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.17 million LSU | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.14 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.17 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.17 million LSU | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.12 million LSU | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.14 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.12 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.13 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.10 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.18 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.29 million LSU | +4.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2.29 million LSU is above the median for high income countries, which is 128,222 LSU, 17.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2.29 million LSU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 183,000 LSU, 12.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine / pigs — Stocks in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +26.4% | 1.82 million LSU | 2.31 million LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 million LSU | 1.08 million LSU | 1.82 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.19 million LSU | 2.00 million LSU | 2.35 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.26 million LSU | 2.08 million LSU | 2.35 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.10 million LSU | 2.01 million LSU | 2.31 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 million LSU | 2.10 million LSU | 2.32 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 million LSU | 2.12 million LSU | 2.33 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 million LSU | 2.10 million LSU | 2.29 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.59 million LSU compare
- 15 Polynesia 50,322 LSU compare
- 16 Poland 2.44 million LSU compare
- 16 Micronesia 11,480 LSU compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7,793 LSU compare
- 17 Philippines 2.44 million LSU compare
- 18 Türkiye 334.6 LSU compare
- 19 Japan 2.24 million LSU compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 2 LSU compare
- 20 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 LSU compare
- 20 Myanmar 1.95 million LSU compare
- 21 Thailand 1.93 million LSU compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is swine / pigs — stocks in Italy?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Italy was 2.29 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 million LSU in 1978.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million LSU in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine / pigs — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.